In December 2024, the new Private Investigations Act came into force. The Act replaced the Private Detectives Act of 1991 and was long overdue, considering how much has changed in the world of private investigations. The 1991 law focused on
Employment & Labor
Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Urges US Attorney General to Unilaterally Override Biden-Era NLRB Decisions
The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) – an association of several hundred employers and employer associations – sent letters to US Attorney General Pam Bondi to direct the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to ignore a swatch of Biden-era…
UK Pensions | Mansion House II: old Compact, new Accord
In this third blog on the Mansion House reforms, by way of an update to our second, we turn our attention to the new Mansion House Accord and how it relates to the old Mansion House Compact. This is a…
Sixth Circuit Allows New Hampshire to Pursue Regulatory Action Against BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee v. Nicolopoulos, No. 24-5307, __ F. 4th __, 2025 WL 1338242 (6th Cir. May 8, 2025) (Before Circuit Judges Kethledge, Larsen, and Mathis)
Fertility rates have been declining in the United States for decades and…
Which Workplace Discrimination Cases Are Worth Pursuing
By Arkady Itkin
New (Old) Battlegrounds: The Administration’s Targeting of Transgender Rights
New York’s 2025–26 Budget Includes Immediate Labor Law Reforms, Important Changes to Pay Frequency Laws
Quick Hits
- The 2025–26 New York state budget includes significant amendments to the New York Labor Law, impacting wage-and-hour enforcement, liquidated damages, and child labor penalties.
- The amendments bring long-awaited clarity to New York pay frequency claims, including interest-only
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New York State Senate Bill Would Make Fast-Food Franchisors Jointly and Severally Liable for Certain Labor Law Violations
By Jamie Haar & Sarah M. Zucco
Quick Hits
- The proposed New York State Fast Food Franchisor Accountability Act would make fast-food restaurant franchisors jointly and severally liable for violations of Chapter 31 of the New York Labor Law, as well as the New York State Human
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